SEVEN people have been moved to temporary accommodation this evening after an arson near a block of flats in Taunton.

Three fire engines and an incident support unit were called out to Dorchester Road at about 5.15pm.

They discovered a timber shed had been deliberately torched, and the nearby flats suffered heat and smoke damage.

Five adults and two children have been given temporary housing.

Nobody was trapped inside and the incident was dealt with by 7pm.

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